Parks play an important role in the life of every Chinese city, town and village, which is why just about every populated area across the country is home to a People’s Park.
A mesmerizing, one-of-a-kind window into modern China, People’s Park is a 78-minute single-shot documentary that immerses viewers in an unbroken journey through Chengdu’s People’s Park.
The film explores the dozens of moods, rhythms, and pockets of performance coexisting in tight proximity within the park’s prismatic social space, capturing waltzing couples, mighty sycamores, karaoke singers, buzzing cicadas and more. A sensory meditation on cinematic time and space, People’s Park offers a fresh gaze at public interaction, leisure and self-expression in China, and a live soundtracking by members of the Toronto Chinese Orchestra brings the experience closer to home.
peoplesparkfilm.com
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Everyone: FREE
Saturday, July 12, 2014
9:30PM – 11:00PM
Toronto Chinese Orchestra
The Toronto Chinese Orchestra is a non-profit organization established in 1993 by a group of Chinese traditional music enthusiasts, and is the largest Chinese orchestra in Ontario and the longest-running Chinese orchestra in Canada. The TCO’s goal is to promote and develop an appreciation of Chinese orchestral music and culture among Canadians. In addition to performing in many concerts, TCO holds educational workshops in schools, participates in community fundraising events, cultural events, festivals, and celebrations across Ontario.
Performing with the film: Amely Zhou (erhu), Lipeng Wu (dizi), Elaine Choi (zhonghu), Noel Di Tosto (daruan), Wendy Zhou (pipa).
torontochineseorchestra.com